Fletcherize

[ flech-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈflɛtʃ əˌraɪz /

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

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Also especially British, Fletch·er·ise.

1900–05, Americanism; see Fletcherism, -ize

At first people who Fletcherize or chew their food perfectly, usually lose weight.
How to Eat|Thomas Clark Hinkle
Women must learn to fletcherize freedom if it is not to give them indigestion of purpose.
The Tinder-Box|Maria Thompson Daviess
The raffish mongrel was apparently endeavouring to fletcherize a complete stranger of the Sealyham family.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse
The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to fletcherize his ideas.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

I like to Fletcherize them with my mind, and with those senses which my mind can set astir.
Sunlight Patch|Credo Fitch Harris